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June 29, 2017

You are tired. Exhausted. Your bones are aching. Your muscles are sore. Your eyes are saltier than sea water but it’s three o’clock in the morning and you can’t sleep – for no reason other than sleep eludes you. You’ve done a yoga for sleep and relaxation routine. You’ve tried deep breathing. You’ve had two […]

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Expectations vs Hope: Could Shedding Your Expectations Improve Your Life?

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 30, 2017

awareness, consciousness, emotional intelligence, emotions, energy, Enlightenment, expectation, False Self, happiness, hope, identity, Inspiration, Laws of the universe, nature, Relationships, science, spirit, spirituality, transcendence, True Self

He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Matthew 5:45 If the world worked the way we expected it to, we’d have a guy operating the sun like a steam engine, deciding who deserved the sun’s glory to shine upon them every […]

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The Real Reason You’re Always Running Late

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 25, 2017

awareness, consciousness, Ego, emotional intelligence, Enlightenment, False Self, identity, spirituality, Transformation, True Self, work life

When you have a social engagement with someone and you call to ask where they are and they say, “I am en route,” they obviously haven’t even left, right? We all know that one person who continually arrives at the office late and disheveled, tie in one hand, a comb in the other – first […]

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5 Steps to Help You Deal with Disappointment Masterfully

Wanjiru Ndung'u

February 24, 2017

Have you ever been 100% certain that a situation would turn out a certain way and then it didn’t? It could be a test, interview or presentation you are sure you’ve aced, a prospective date you hope will call back, or a money deal you think will pan out. Then you get the call that […]

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5 Ways to Conquer your Ego’s Fear and Need for Control

Wanjiru Ndung'u

February 8, 2017

awareness, consciousness, identity, mind body soul, mindfulness, self-discovery, soul nourishment, soulfulness, spirituality, wellness

When we are driven by ego and fear, our natural disposition is to seek control over people and situations. Relationships are perfect ground for exerting such control whether consciously or unconsciously, because it is in relating with others that the ego feels most vulnerable to rejection and disapproval. So we tweak some details about ourselves […]

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5 Signs that your Ego is Controlling You

Wanjiru Ndung'u

February 8, 2017

awareness, consciousness, mind body soul, mindfulness, self-discovery, soul nourishment, soulfulness, spirituality

Colloquially, the term ‘ego’ is used to refer to a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-worth. To put it simply, it is a person’s self-image – who they think they are and who they would like others to think they are. It is the part of us that drives us to dress, speak, walk and […]

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Self-handicapping: How it’s keeping you from your full potential

Wanjiru Ndung'u

January 30, 2017

awareness, body nourishment, consciousness, emotional intelligence, mind body soul, mindfulness, negative thinking, rejection, self-discovery, soul nourishment, wellness

I finally started on my new year’s fitness routine. I got an app that reminds me to drink water throughout the day and keeps a graph of how well I’m doing. I’m currently on the 20th percentile, meaning that I’m only managing to drink two out of the recommended eight glasses a day. It’s fairly hot […]

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John Milton the Blind Poet: An Inspirational Life Story

Wanjiru Ndung'u

January 20, 2017

career, Encouragement, Inspiration, motivation, Poetry, work life

John Milton was a great poet in the 1600s. He is most known for his epic poem Paradise Lost but not many people know the circumstances under which he wrote his most famous works. He was born in December of 1608 in London, England. He studied independently for six years in preparation for his career in […]

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4 Lies you’re telling yourself that are keeping you from success

Wanjiru Ndung'u

January 20, 2017

awareness, consciousness, emotional intelligence, emotions, family life, mindfulness, personal development, Relationships, self growth, Success, work life

I just don’t have the time When it comes to self-growth this is probably the biggest lie you have been telling yourself. You enumerate all your responsibilities and conclude that self-growth belongs in the bottom pile. The irony is that self-growth is pivotal to the improvement of your life and the more effort you put […]

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Ludwig Van Beethoven, the Deaf Composer: An Inspirational Life Story

Wanjiru Ndung'u

January 13, 2017

career, Encouragement, Inspiration, motivation, music, work life

Ludwig van Beethoven was a great pianist and composer in the 1700s and is still considered a musical genius to date. He was born in 1770 in Germany. He was raised by his alcoholic father who took to teaching him music in a rather brutal way. Often he would be flogged, locked in a cellar […]

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